We want to share with you a bit about the latest attack on renewable energy which has been on Fox and in the Wall Street Journal this week.
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BASF at Husum WindEnergy 2010
For the first time, BASF will showcase its current portfolio for manufacturers of wind power plants at the ?Husum WindEnergy? trade show.
Continue readingII Ukrainian Renewable Energy Forum
This year the Forum is co-hosted by the Association of the market participants of alternative fuels and energy of Ukraine (APEU).
Continue readingSolar and wind power could become the world?s main sources of energy
The global photovoltaic energy production increased by a factor of about 90 and wind energy by a factor of about 10 over the last decade.
Continue readingWind power in Morocco: International Power and Nareva JV to build Tarfaya wind farm
Morocco’s Office National de l’Electricite has selected the UK’s International Power and the local Nareva Holding to build the planned 300 MW Tarfaya wind farm.
Continue readingSDG&E Bolsters Its Renewable Portfolio With More Solar and Wind Energy From California
The new contract, combined with a 20-year agreement SDG&E signed in May for up to 130 MW of power from the Centinela project, will provide for a combined total of up to 175 MW of clean and renewable energy.
Continue readingUS Photovoltaic Market
The total photovoltaic and Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) capacities surpassed 2 GW, with a significant increase in industry revenue.
Continue reading2010 Global Photovoltaic Demand
Between 2000 and 2009, global photovoltaic demand grew at an average annual rate of 51 percent, rising from 170 MW to 7,059 MW.
Continue readingShear Wind Advancing Willow Ridge Wind Farm
Shear Wind announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vindt Resources Inc. (“Vindt”) is moving forward in the development of its 100 megawatt Willow Ridge wind power project in Alberta.
Continue readingNextEra?s 250 MW Beacon concentrating solar power project clears
Back in March 2008, NextEra Energy filed the original application for certifcation with the California Energy Commission (CEC) for a 250 MW plant. 29 months later – the full commission approved the project.
Continue readingStatkraft will take over operation of Stage II of the Smøla wind farm
Statkraft will take over operation of Stage II of the Smøla wind farm, which until now has been operated by Siemens. From this date, Statkraft will operate all 68 wind turbines in the Smøla wind farm.
Continue readingSaving drinking water is yet another benefit of wind power development
Saving of water is very important from a human rights perspective. Other sources of electricity, such as coal and nuclear, consume considerable quantities of water.
Continue readingSouth Korea to install 750KW wind power in Pakistan
South Korea will spend $ 2 million on the installation of wind turbines in Hawksbay and Jhimpir areas to generate 750 kilowatts.
Continue readingWind turbines do not affect human health, study finds
?There is currently no published scientific evidence to positively link wind turbines with adverse health effects?.
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil: Iberdrola leads the bidding
Iberdrola has been awarded a contract of 109.5 megawatts of wind power to be generated in nine wind farms in the Northeast. They do not say who will be the supplier of wind turbines.
Continue readingWind Energy Job Growth in Oregon
Wind energy plays a vital role in our organization?s commitment to more long-term, clean energy sources.
Continue readingScotland wants the world?s first floating wind farm to be located in its waters
A government of Scotland press release noted Statoil has already constructed a full scale 2.3 MW prototype Hywind wind turbine, anchored 10 kilometres offshore at Karmøy in Norway, in waters up to 200 metres deep.
Continue readingDanish Society of Wind Energy Conference 2010 opens in Denmark
The Danish Society of Wind Energy Conference 2010 opened Wednesday in the Vingsted Center in Brested, Denmark.
Continue readingMiaSolé Signs 600 MW Long-Term Framework Agreement with juwi Solar
MiaSolé announced the completion of a multiple year purchase agreement to supply CIGS modules to juwi Solar.
Continue readingBlade Dynamics will begin manufacturing wind turbines blades in New Orleans, La.
Blade Dynamics was founded in 2007 with the purpose of improving wind turbine rotor performance to lower the cost of wind energy.
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